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**Thursday, September 3, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

DISPARITIES

Value-Based Health Care Must Value Black Lives

By Ayotomiwa Ojo, Parsa Erfani, and Neel Shah

Value-based health care has had limited impact on reducing racial health
disparities, and alternative payment models do not explicitly name
disparities reduction as a performance measure. To achieve health
equity, hospital systems and payers must reorient value-based care
around racial and health justice. Read More >>

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS

A Small Foundation Gives Generously To Support Civic Engagement,
Pre-Election 2020

By Faith Mitchell

A national health funder has invested $20 million to support civic
participation in the run-up to the 2020 election. That amount is more
than 20 percent of its endowment. What reasoning led to this decision?
The foundation, which defines health broadly, aims to ensure that all
eligible voters, especially those in Black, Latinx, and indigenous
communities, voice their opinions through democratic processes that also
protect their health during a pandemic. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, the place
hardest hit was New York City. New York City Health + Hospitals, the
city's safety net system-and the largest such system in the
country-became "the epicenter of the epicenter." Four commentary
articles published in this issue describe how that system expanded its
physical and professional capacity and then connected that capacity to
the diverse population it serves.

Staffing Up For The Surge: Expanding The New York City Public Hospital
Workforce During The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Chris Keeley, Jonathan Jimenez, Hannah Jackson, Leon Boudourakis, R.
James Salway, Natalia Cineas, Yvette Villanueva, Donnie Bell, Andrew B.
Wallach, Donna Boyle Schwartz, Ivelesse Mendez-Justiniano, and Theodore
G. Long  

A Phone Call Away: New York's Hotline And Public Health In The Rapidly
Changing COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ross Kristal, Madden Rowell, Marielle Kress, Chris Keeley, Hannah
Jackson, Katherine Piwnica-Worms, Lisa Hendricks, Theodore G. Long, and
Andrew B. Wallach  

Staying Connected In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Telehealth At The Largest
Safety-Net System In The United States

By Jen Lau, Janine Knudsen, Hannah Jackson, Andrew B. Wallach, Michael
Bouton, Shaw Natsui, Christopher Philippou, Erfan Karim, David M.
Silvestri, Lynsey Avalone, Milana Zaurova, Daniel Schatz, Vivian Sun,
and Dave A. Chokshi  

Critical Care And Emergency Department Response At The Epicenter Of The
COVID-19 Pandemic

By Amit Uppal, David M. Silvestri, Matthew Siegler, Shaw Natsui, Leon
Boudourakis, R. James Salway, Manish Parikh, Konstantinos Agoritsas,
Hyung J. Cho, Rajneesh Gulati, Milton Nunez, Anjali Hulbanni, Christine
Flaherty, Laura Iavicoli, Natalia Cineas, Marc Kanter, Stuart Kessler,
Karin V. Rhodes, Michael Bouton, and Eric K. Wei  

Read the August 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Immigration Policy And HIV

There is a new pressure on immigration policy now that the COVID-19
pandemic has grown. As the need to reopen the economy and country grows,
revisiting the conversation on HIV and immigration could provide
valuable lessons for policy makers. Revisit this 2019 blog post by
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